RELEASE BLITZ: REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: The Secret’s Out by Lila Rose

The Secret’s Out is another great biker book from Lila Rose! It’s a bit different from her other MC reads, which isn’t a bad thing, and it actually fits the dynamic of the story quite well. The pace was a bit slower, but that part  also makes sense due to Josie’s need to go slow and Pick and Eli understanding that fact and doing everything in their power to put her mind at ease while still showing her how much they love her and want her to be theirs.

A relationship with two people with dark pasts and haunting demons is bad enough, but when you throw another person in the mix, one who may not have had as horrendous a past as the other two, but doesn’t truly know the feeling of love, complications will arise and complex feelings will have to be dealt with in a way that doesn’t alienate any of them.

What I find most interesting about the dynamics between Josie, Pick, and Eli is that it actually seems like the only way a relationship will work between them is if it’s all three of them – only two doesn’t work because there’s too much darkness that could consume them; the right amount of light and feeling of home can only be provided in a triad relationship and Lila Rose does a great job of illustrating that fact throughout the course of the text.

Josie Alexander is an interesting heroine; she may not be as confident or have a backbone like Rose’s typical heroines, but the way she is able to survive and live on her own for so long dealing with the horrors of her past and the torment of her present proves how much of a fighter Josie is. And even though Josie didn’t have to go it alone, I give her credit for wanting to prove to herself that she could.

Pick and Eli – it’s amazing how effortless it is for them to give Josie everything she needs not asking for anything in return. By having Josie’s back together even when they thought there was no way for either one of them to have her as theirs is a testament to the type of men they are, despite the abuse Pick went through as a child and the loveless childhood that Eli had. I do wish the relationship/feelings between Pick and Eli was explored more; they had a few encounters and comments about how they felt for one another, but I wanted to feel their connection more…understand what it is that they gave one another without Josie in the middle.

Regardless of my desire for a bit more from Rose’s alpha men, The Secret’s Out is a great spinoff of Rose’s Hawks MC Club series, and I can’t wait to see what she has in store for more of her tough and tortured heroes and kickass heroines.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

4 Poison Apples